Moscow Rd.3 – A lot of fighting chess

Feb 4, 2013

The International Chess Festival “Moscow Open 2013″ is taking place from 31st January to 11th February, 2013, at the Russian State Social University (RSSU), B. Pick Street, 4, metro station “Botanical Garden” in Moscow.

The Open tournaments for men and women started to have stronger pairings on the top boards, and the players didn’t hesitate to play aggressively to try to gain an advantage.

The main open for men, the number of perfect scores went down from 32 to just 8 in this round – GM Rauf Mamedov,GM Chanda Sandipan, GM Pavel Ponkratov, GM Alexandre Danin, GM Ildar Ibragimov, GM Nyzhnik, GM Abhidan, and GM Venkatesh.

The 16 year-old Ukrainian Illya Nyzhnyk scored his third consecutive victory. He played against GM Kirill Stupak on the second board. In what seemed to become a positional struggle, the Ukrainian started to roll his kingside pawns down the board; the attack turned out to be too strong for the few black pieces that were defending on that side.

Another early winner of the round was the American Ildar Ibragimov. He beat IM Sergey Pavlov with the black pieces after playing an opposite-side castling French Defense. Ibragimov only needed 27 moves to prove that his pieces were faster to attack the opponent’s king, even though his own monarch seemed to be more open.

Illya Nyzhnyk before the start of the third round

A lot of strong players from India have arrived to the Moscow Open, and they seem to be ready to make a good impression. Eight of them got to the third round with 2/2, but unfortunately for them, there were 2 match-ups that faced them against each other.

M.R. Venkatesh was paired against one of the best players from his country – GM Surya Ganguly -, but anyway managed to beat him on the 5th board, after out-calculating his opponent near the time control.

B. Adhiban defeated the lower-rated Indian FM Diptayan Ghosh in 40 moves. The final position leaves a very good impression, with the white queen, rook and knight all lined up against a lonely king.

The third victory for the Indians was achieved by the Gibraltar Masters finalist GM Chanda Sandipan, who beat the Russian IM Mikhail Antipov with the black pieces, after nurturing masterfully a small advantage that he got in the middle game.

Not everything was good for the Indians. World Cup semi-finalist Harika Dronavalli lost on the first board against the strong Azerbaijani GM Rauf Mamedov, and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi couldn’t win against the lower-rated Venezuelan FM Alexander Hernandez.

Moscow Open – Standings after 3 rounds:

1

GM

Mamedov Rauf

AZE

2651

3.0

GM

Sandipan Chanda

IND

2590

3.0

GM

Ponkratov Pavel

RUS

2584

3.0

GM

Danin Alexandre

RUS

2578

3.0

GM

Ibragimov Ildar

USA

2555

3.0

6

GM

Nyzhnyk Illya

UKR

2637

3.0

7

GM

Adhiban B.

IND

2547

3.0

8

GM

Venkatesh M.R.

IND

2501

3.0

9

GM

Gabuzyan Hovhannes

ARM

2517

2.5

IM

Kovalev Vladislav

BLR

2500

2.5

11

GM

Nepomniachtchi Ian

RUS

2703

2.5

12

IM

Shukh Nikolai

RUS

2413

2.5

Golubov Saveliy

RUS

2224

2.5

14

GM

Kovalenko Igor

UKR

2586

2.5

IM

Matinian Nikita

RUS

2460

2.5

16

GM

Kokarev Dmitry

RUS

2635

2.5

GM

Demchenko Anton

RUS

2627

2.5

GM

Svetushkin Dmitry

MDA

2612

2.5

FM

Petrov Nikita

RUS

2312

2.5

FM

Hernandez Alexander

VEN

2266

2.5

21

GM

Iturrizaga Eduardo

VEN

2646

2.5

22

GM

Pridorozhni Aleksei

RUS

2523

2.5

GM

Iljushin Alexei

RUS

2508

2.5

IM

Hayrapetyan Hovik

ARM

2500

2.5

GM

Glek Igor

GER

2431

2.5

26

GM

Halkias Stelios

GRE

2566

2.5

GM

Yilmaz Mustafa

TUR

2531

2.5

FM

Aghasaryan Robert

ARM

2425

2.5

29

IM

Goganov Aleksey

RUS

2550

2.5

IM

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

IND

2546

2.5

31

GM

Najer Evgeniy

RUS

2647

2.5

GM

Amonatov Farrukh

TJK

2625

2.5

GM

Savchenko Boris

RUS

2584

2.5

34

GM

Panarin Mikhail

RUS

2552

2.5

GM

Khusnutdinov Rustam

KAZ

2493

2.5

Kassimov Baurzhan

KAZ

2295

2.5

37

GM

Maletin Pavel

RUS

2571

2.5

38

GM

Iskusnyh Sergei

RUS

2487

2.5

39

GM

Gopal G.N.

IND

2545

2.5

FM

Meribanov Vitaly

BLR

2426

2.5

41

GM

Chernobay Artem

RUS

2499

2.5

42

GM

Stupak Kirill

BLR

2505

2.0

FM

Ghosh Diptayan

IND

2427

2.0

44

IM

Sharafiev Azat

RUS

2433

2.0

45

FM

Grib Roman

BLR

2378

2.0

46

GM

Ganguly Surya Shekhar

IND

2626

2.0

IM

Pavlov Sergey

UKR

2471

2.0

48

IM

Kotenko Pavel

RUS

2387

2.0

49

GM

Harika Dronavalli

IND

2514

2.0

IM

Kalegin Evgenij

RUS

2475

2.0

51

GM

Smirnov Pavel

RUS

2618

2.0

GM

Volkov Sergey

RUS

2593

2.0

IM

Sergienko Sergey

RUS

2405

2.0

Rzayev Bahruz

AZE

2395

2.0

55

GM

Gupta Abhijeet

IND

2612

2.0

GM

Tukhaev Adam

UKR

2517

2.0

FM

Seliverstov Vladimir

RUS

2433

2.0

58

IM

Debashis Das

IND

2474

2.0

59

IM

Bajarani Ulvi

AZE

2441

2.0

WGM

Gomes Mary Ann

IND

2394

2.0

FM

Nikologorskiy Konstantin

RUS

2390

2.0

62

GM

Khairullin Ildar

RUS

2650

2.0

63

GM

Vorobiov Evgeny E.

RUS

2584

2.0

64

GM

Bryzgalin Kirill

RUS

2483

2.0

65

IM

Antipov Mikhail Al.

RUS

2472

2.0

66

IM

Belyakov Bogdan

RUS

2406

2.0

FM

Kolomensky Vladimir

RUS

2238

2.0

68

GM

Guseinov Gadir

AZE

2623

2.0

69

GM

Arun Prasad S.

IND

2514

2.0

IM

Akshayraj Kore

IND

2455

2.0

71

FM

Solovjev Nikolay

RUS

2303

2.0

72

GM

Durarbayli Vasif

AZE

2598

2.0

73

Predke Alexandr

RUS

2480

2.0

FM

Belousov Danila

RUS

2349

2.0

Kapov Albert

RUS

2190

2.0

FM

Tologontegin Semetey

KGZ

2350

2.0

77

IM

Artemiev Vladislav

RUS

2502

2.0

78

GM

Shomoev Anton

RUS

2557

2.0

79

IM

Badmatsyrenov Oleg

RUS

2472

2.0

IM

Ozolin Maxim

RUS

2386

2.0

81

Aitbayev Aslan

KAZ

2441

2.0

IM

Kanter Eduard

RUS

2410

2.0

Iljiushenok Ilia

RUS

2408

2.0

84

IM

Narayanan Srinath

IND

2434

2.0

85

Litvinov Maxim

RUS

2107

2.0

86

GM

Khruschiov Alexey

MDA

2431

1.5

87

IM

Arslanov Shamil

RUS

2391

1.5

Paravyan David

RUS

2298

1.5

89

GM

Askarov Marat

RUS

2494

1.5

IM

Stany G.A.

IND

2456

1.5

Geivondian Arman

RUS

2168

1.5

92

GM

Rakhmanov Aleksandr

RUS

2612

1.5

IM

Konovalov Nikolay

RUS

2428

1.5

IM

Zenzera Alexey

RUS

2399

1.5

FM

Tsydypov Zhamsaran

RUS

2384

1.5

96

GM

Balashov Yuri S

RUS

2481

1.5

IM

Demidov Mikhail

RUS

2457

1.5

IM

Ulko Jaroslav

RUS

2442

1.5

FM

Gerasimov Ivan

RUS

2311

1.5

IM

Ageichenko Genadi A

RUS

2288

1.5

Korchmar Vasiliy

RUS

2280

1.5

102

IM

Potapov Pavel

RUS

2444

1.5

FM

Chekhov Sergei

RUS

2444

1.5

IM

Simonian Tigran

ARM

2409

1.5

105

IM

Tarlev Konstantin

UKR

2541

1.5

GM

Krapivin Alexander

RUS

2435

1.5

GM

Yandemirov Valeri

RUS

2427

1.5

IM

Shuraev Andrei

RUS

2355

1.5

Gorozhanin Mikhail

RUS

2266

1.5

110

FM

Gordievsky Dmitry

RUS

2442

1.5

FM

Sanzhaev Darsen

RUS

2336

1.5

IM

Gusarov Grigory

RUS

2324

1.5

113

GM

Bezgodov Alexei

RUS

2502

1.5

114

GM

Gavrilov Alexei

RUS

2482

1.5

IM

Airapetian Gor

RUS

2462

1.5

IM

Karavade Eesha

IND

2391

1.5

Triapishko Olexandr

UKR

2117

1.5

118

FM

Bogachkov Igor

RUS

2348

1.5

IM

Yandarbiev Ruslan

RUS

2343

1.5

IM

Gagarin Vasilij

RUS

2325

1.5

FM

Yuferev Oleg

RUS

2306

1.5

FM

Terentjev Vladislav

RUS

2301

1.5

123

Tunik Sergey

RUS

2120

1.5

124

IM

Efanov Nikolai

RUS

2406

1.5

Mihoubi Saad

ALG

2012

1.5

126

GM

Gabrielian Artur

RUS

2579

1.5

FM

Savitskiy Sergey

RUS

2363

1.5

IM

Rodchenkov Sergey D.

RUS

2346

1.5

FM

Faizrakhmanov Ramil

RUS

2317

1.5

CM

Petrosyan Manuel

ARM

2291

1.5

Oganisjn Roman

RUS

2254

1.5

132

FM

Nozdrachev Leonid

RUS

2383

1.5

IM

Kostin Alexey

RUS

2336

1.5

IM

Mohota Nisha

IND

2327

1.5

IM

Rjabzev Konstantin

RUS

2279

1.5

136

FM

Grishchenko Sergey

RUS

2484

1.5

GM

Kabanov Nikolai

RUS

2470

1.5

IM

Pasiev Rakhim

RUS

2406

1.5

Vavulin Maksim

RUS

2311

1.5

140

IM

Bernadskiy Vitaliy

UKR

2503

1.5

FM

Piskunov Alexandr

RUS

2325

1.5

142

IM

Virovlansky Semen

RUS

2447

1.5

143

Bulatov Ramil

RUS

2248

1.5

144

FM

Makhmutov Rail

RUS

2358

1.5

WIM

Abdulla Khayala

AZE

2203

1.5

146

Yaksin Oleg

RUS

2411

1.5

147

Shahinyan David

ARM

2358

1.5

WGM

Kiran Manisha Mohanty

IND

2188

1.5

149

IM

Loskutov Oleg

RUS

2405

1.0

150

FM

Rozhko Dmitry

RUS

2334

1.0

151

IM

Shvedchikov Anatoli I.

RUS

2391

1.0

152

FM

Khatoev Eduard

RUS

2305

1.0

153

FM

Moiseev Gumar

RUS

2375

1.0

Shlauzer Andrey

RUS

2160

1.0

155

Kovtunenko Alexandr

RUS

2166

1.0

156

IM

G. Akash

IND

2407

1.0

157

GM

Klimov Sergey

RUS

2504

1.0

FM

Dzhangobegov Vladimir

RUS

2381

1.0

Tregubov Andrei

RUS

2349

1.0

Afanasiev Nikita

RUS

2255

1.0

Michelle Catherina P

IND

2105

1.0

162

Sychev Klementy

RUS

2341

1.0

163

Kasimov Maksim

RUS

0

1.0

164

Krivenko Sergey

RUS

2348

1.0

165

IM

Gorbatov Alexej

RUS

2366

1.0

FM

Zakharov Aleksej

RUS

2334

1.0

Kuprijanov Anatoly

RUS

2213

1.0

WFM

Pujari Rucha

IND

2100

1.0

169

Gurkin Anton

KAZ

2262

1.0

170

FM

Lyanguzov Oleg

RUS

2329

1.0

171

IM

Appolonov Sergey

RUS

2378

1.0

Demianjuk Alexander

RUS

2356

1.0

173

GM

Petrosian Davit G.

ARM

2444

1.0

WGM

Nakhbayeva Guliskhan

KAZ

2353

1.0

175

FM

Tekeyev Zaur

RUS

2335

1.0

WGM

Padmini Rout

IND

2307

1.0

177

Klyuev Alexander S.

RUS

2227

1.0

Stegariu Vlad-Ionut

ROU

2201

1.0

Yakimenko Alexander A.

RUS

2184

1.0

WFM

Bharathi R.

IND

2099

1.0

WFM

Monnisha Gk

IND

2055

1.0

182

Gurvich Vitaly

RUS

1902

1.0

183

Gevorgyan David

ARM

2452

1.0

Pletnev Evgeniy

RUS

2332

1.0

Tleptsok Ruslan

RUS

2327

1.0

WGM

Soumya Swaminathan

IND

2291

1.0

187

Samdanov Samdan

RUS

2260

1.0

188

IM

Belov Igor

RUS

2437

1.0

189

Mikaelyan Arman

ARM

2208

1.0

190

Prokopchuk Yury

RUS

2332

0.5

FM

Kostin Konstantin

RUS

2310

0.5

192

IM

Nyudleev Dolgan

RUS

2372

0.5

193

Kalinin Nikita

RUS

2158

0.5

Kozhevnikov Ivan

RUS

2141

0.5

195

FM

Musakaev Emil

RUS

2365

0.5

Tarasov Alexandr

RUS

2167

0.5

197

WGM

Cherednichenko Svetlana

UKR

2307

0.5

198

IM

Chigaev Maksim

RUS

2464

0.5

Barsamian Eduard

RUS

2241

0.5

FM

Rozanov Pavel B.

RUS

2236

0.5

Pugachev Artem

RUS

2209

0.5

FM

Chommyyev Mihail

TKM

2208

0.5

203

FM

Egorov Dmitry

RUS

2332

0.5

FM

Minko Vladimir

RUS

2281

0.5

205

IM

Pozin Sergey

RUS

2391

0.5

206

Khanin Semen

RUS

2232

0.5

207

FM

Kigel Dmytro

UKR

2368

0.5

Myshkin Nikita

RUS

2285

0.5

209

FM

Duzhakov Ilya

RUS

2324

0.5

Bolychevsky Alexander

RUS

1845

0.5

211

GM

Khismatullin Denis

RUS

2655

0.5

FM

Mikhailov Viacheslav

RUS

2323

0.5

Dibrov Ilya

RUS

2301

0.5

Yeletsky Ivan

RUS

2156

0.5

215

Romanov Stanislav

RUS

2103

0.5

216

IM

Skomorokhin Roman

RUS

2352

0.5

Sarana Alexey

RUS

2229

0.5

Subbotin Andrey

RUS

2038

0.5

219

Zizlova Sofia

RUS

2129

0.5

220

Akhmetov Ayan

KAZ

2337

0.0

221

Temirov Bakhyt

KAZ

2287

0.0

222

GM

Krasenkow Michal

POL

2643

0.0

GM

Turov Maxim

RUS

2599

0.0

GM

Ghaem Maghami Ehsan

IRI

2568

0.0

IM

Karpov Vadim

RUS

2366

0.0

IM

Krapivin Vladislav

RUS

2363

0.0

IM

Kashtanov Ruslan

RUS

2346

0.0

Sbitnev Andrey

RUS

2196

0.0

Marchuk Maxim

RUS

2180

0.0

230

Tugarin Anton

RUS

2126

0.0

Mischerikov Alexey

RUS

0

0.0

232

Tirado Henry

VEN

2222

0.0

Piskun Alexey

RUS

2205

0.0

Harika Dronavalli couldn't hold the strong azeri Rauf Mamedov

In the female open, one cannot really point surprising results, given that most of the match-ups are between players with a relatively equal strong and all of them are fighting hard to keep their chances to get a good score.

The second favorite by rating, IM Evgenija Ovod, achieved a nice win in the round. She had the opportunity to finish the game with a spectacular rook sacrifice on h8 thanks to Irina Baraeva’s weaknesses around her king.

On the fourth board, the WIM from Belarus Narmin Kazimova had to fight much longer to get a win against the Russian WGM Anna Burtasova. Their game lasted 67 moves and Kazimova was forced to demonstrate that she was capable of converting her advantage of a single pawn in a queens endgame.

Anastasia Bodnaruk – who gave an interesting interview after the first round – is half a point behind the leaders. She managed to overcome her disappointing draw of the second round and confidently beat the Georgian WGM Nino Batsiashvili.

The Open for women has eight leaders

Moscow Open for women – Standings after 3 rounds:

1

WFM

Suslova Alena

RUS

2189

3.0

2

IM

Ovod Evgenija

RUS

2361

3.0

IM

Romanko Marina

RUS

2349

3.0

FM

Stetsko Lanita

BLR

2184

3.0

5

WFM

Rodionova Polina

RUS

2093

3.0

6

WIM

Kazimova Narmin

AZE

2176

3.0

WFM

Tomnikova Lidia

RUS

2134

3.0

8

WFM

Shulakova Svetlana

RUS

2181

3.0

9

WIM

Tarasova Viktoriya

RUS

2273

2.5

WIM

Bivol Alina

RUS

2214

2.5

WIM

Baraeva Marina

RUS

2196

2.5

12

WIM

Bronnikova Elizaveta

RUS

2254

2.5

WIM

Komiagina Maria

RUS

2242

2.5

WFM

Gvanceladze Anna

RUS

2188

2.5

WFM

Eryshkanova Anastasiya

RUS

2143

2.5

Yakupova Aysyla

RUS

2102

2.5

Rodionova Daria

RUS

2073

2.5

Karmanova Marina

RUS

2059

2.5

19

Kostitsina Liubov

RUS

2005

2.5

20

WGM

Kashlinskaya Alina

RUS

2350

2.5

WFM

Styazhkina Anna

RUS

2179

2.5

WFM

Makarenko Alexandra

RUS

2142

2.5

23

WGM

Iljushina Olga

RUS

2317

2.5

Ibrahimova Sabina

AZE

2156

2.5

25

IM

Galojan Lilit

ARM

2326

2.5

WGM

Ivakhinova Inna

RUS

2273

2.5

27

WGM

Batsiashvili Nino

GEO

2407

2.5

28

WIM

Dolzhykova Kateryna

UKR

2309

2.5

WFM

Cheremnova Tamara

RUS

2270

2.5

30

IM

Bodnaruk Anastasia

RUS

2430

2.5

31

WFM

Vifleemskaia Svetlana

RUS

2127

2.5

Nasybullina Alfia

RUS

2051

2.5

33

WIM

Schepetkova Margarita

RUS

2219

2.0

34

WGM

Burtasova Anna

RUS

2278

2.0

WFM

Belenkaya Dina

RUS

2208

2.0

WFM

Obolentseva Alexandra

RUS

1980

2.0

Grigorieva Daria

RUS

1948

2.0

38

WFM

Mammadzada Gunay

AZE

1920

2.0

39

WIM

Baraeva Irina

RUS

2177

2.0

40

Protopopova Anastasiya

RUS

1897

2.0

41

WFM

Khlichkova Tatiana

RUS

2171

2.0

WCM

Dordzhieva Dinara

RUS

2054

2.0

43

WGM

Manakova Maria

SRB

2347

2.0

44

Kozina Anastasia

RUS

1669

2.0

45

Sukhareva Evgeniya

RUS

2262

2.0

WFM

Averchenko Ekaterina

RUS

2228

2.0

WFM

Petrukhina Irina

RUS

2218

2.0

Khazieva Elza

RUS

2102

2.0

WFM

Sazonova Anastasia

RUS

2083

2.0

Bogachkova Alena

RUS

2082

2.0

Grebennikova Tatyana

RUS

2008

2.0

Sergeeva Natalia

RUS

2008

2.0

53

Khusnutdinova Alsu

RUS

1938

2.0

Maslova Polina

RUS

1886

2.0

55

WIM

Gavasheli Ana

GEO

2181

2.0

56

WFM

Belova Olga

RUS

2125

2.0

Nevioselaya Maria

BLR

2087

2.0

Bykova Anastasia

RUS

2049

2.0

WFM

Vasenina Anna

RUS

2020

2.0

60

WGM

Mirzoeva Elmira

RUS

2282

2.0

61

WFM

Idrisova Roza

RUS

2074

2.0

Akopova Anna

RUS

2013

2.0

Edilsultanova Zalina

RUS

1847

2.0

64

WGM

Kovanova Baira

RUS

2387

2.0

WIM

Balaian Alina

RUS

2217

2.0

Vlasova Daria

RUS

1907

2.0

Morozova Ulia

RUS

1890

2.0

68

WFM

Avdeenko Tatiana

RUS

2131

2.0

69

WFM

Rassokhina Ekaterina

RUS

2054

2.0

WFM

Ainutdinova Yekaterina

KAZ

2039

2.0

71

WIM

Kharmunova Nadezhda

RUS

2207

2.0

WIM

Semenova Elena

RUS

2126

2.0

73

WGM

Shaydullina Sandugach

RUS

2164

2.0

74

WGM

Karnaukhova Elmira

RUS

2348

2.0

75

WFM

Beinenson Katsiaryna

BLR

1969

1.5

76

Chernyshova Natalia

RUS

2124

1.5

Davidenko Alina

RUS

1760

1.5

78

Romanova Anastasia

RUS

1987

1.5

79

Zherebtsova Alexandra

RUS

2100

1.5

WFM

Pershina Elena

RUS

2097

1.5

WFM

Tereshechkina Maya

RUS

2094

1.5

82

WIM

Fominykh Maria

RUS

2284

1.5

Mukhametgaleeva Railia

RUS

2007

1.5

84

Shakhmurzova Fatima

RUS

1965

1.5

85

WFM

Grigorian Marine

RUS

2179

1.5

Trapeznikova Darya

RUS

2088

1.5

Azimova Karina

RUS

2038

1.5

88

WIM

Severina Maria

RUS

2241

1.5

Alieva Alexandra

RUS

1935

1.5

90

Asgarova Turan

AZE

1969

1.5

91

Niks Yana

RUS

1856

1.5

92

Schevieva Nadezhda

RUS

1717

1.5

93

WGM

Saunina Ludmila

RUS

2242

1.5

Smirnova Nina

RUS

1916

1.5

95

Adamova Tuyara

RUS

1914

1.5

96

WGM

Charochkina Daria

RUS

2332

1.5

97

Protsyuk Svitlana

UKR

1789

1.0

98

WCM

Egorova Ayyyna

RUS

1911

1.0

99

Shuvalova Polina

RUS

1878

1.0

100

Pavlova Nataliy

RUS

1815

1.0

101

WIM

Sazonova Elena N.

RUS

2159

1.0

WFM

Nikitina Elena

RUS

2117

1.0

Khvorostova Anna

RUS

1967

1.0

Malanova Aryuna

RUS

1931

1.0

105

Savitskaya Natalya

RUS

1926

1.0

Faizutdinova Diana

RUS

1825

1.0

Statsenko Veronika

KAZ

0

1.0

108

Leolko Ludmila

RUS

1858

1.0

109

Chetina Elizaveta

RUS

1835

1.0

110

WFM

Samigullina Diana

RUS

2180

1.0

WFM

Smirnova Ekaterina

RUS

2130

1.0

112

Aseeva Anastasia

RUS

1980

1.0

Ivanova Karina

RUS

1976

1.0

Chizhevskaja Yana

RUS

1932

1.0

Safina Elvira

RUS

1752

1.0

WFM

Assaubayeva Bibissara

KAZ

1715

1.0

Kuzmina Tatiana

RUS

1683

1.0

118

Sayafarova Anna

RUS

1718

1.0

119

Leolko Valeria

RUS

0

1.0

120

Pranizina Alina

RUS

1659

1.0

121

WFM

Sviridova Vlada

RUS

2122

1.0

Anufrienko Daria

RUS

1965

1.0

Martynyuk Elizaveta

RUS

1945

1.0

Komissarova Oksana

RUS

1931

1.0

WCM

Rumiantseva Ksenia

RUS

1885

1.0

126

Voischeva Zinaida

RUS

1826

1.0

127

Shchukina Ekaterina

RUS

1486

1.0

128

Zhukova Kristina

RUS

1701

1.0

129

WFM

Rjanova Valery

RUS

2183

1.0

130

WFM

Grigoryeva Olga A.

RUS

2181

1.0

Andreeva Elena

RUS

1946

1.0

Akhunova Syumbel

RUS

1831

1.0

133

Pustovidko Anastasia

RUS

1879

1.0

Belkina Yulia

RUS

1852

1.0

Mokshanova Elizaveta

RUS

1841

1.0

136

Alieva Nurlana

RUS

1978

1.0

137

Khmelevskaia Alina

RUS

0

1.0

138

Skakun Valentina

RUS

1919

1.0

139

Milovanova Maria

RUS

1850

1.0

Samdanova Surena

RUS

1830

1.0

Poluektova Anastasia

RUS

1679

1.0

142

Shur Tatiana

RUS

1799

1.0

143

Utiatskaja Irina

RUS

2058

1.0

Shnayder Violetta

RUS

1934

1.0

Mestnikova Tuyara

RUS

1900

1.0

Soboleva Anastasia

RUS

1874

1.0

Vasilieva Aisena

RUS

1712

1.0

148

Dimitrova Aleksandra

RUS

1758

1.0

149

WCM

Paramzina Anastasya

RUS

2057

1.0

150

Litvinenko Ekaterina

RUS

1956

0.5

Chistyakova Daria

RUS

1627

0.5

152

Sorokina Natalay

RUS

1795

0.5

153

Nagaytseva Marina

RUS

1506

0.5

154

Tukaeva Adelya

RUS

1606

0.5

155

Rybakova Polina

RUS

1768

0.5

156

Matafonova Yulia

RUS

1754

0.5

157

Soyunlu Narmin

AZE

1953

0.5

158

Schevyova Lubov

RUS

1874

0.0

Efimenko Anna

RUS

1856

0.0

160

Postnikova Anna

RUS

1650

0.0

Lysenko Olesya

RUS

1361

0.0

162

Sviridova Olga

RUS

1991

0.0

Borisova Polina

RUS

1546

0.0

164

WFM

Tarleva Vira

UKR

2165

0.0

Kruglikova Viktorija

RUS

1878

0.0

Romanenko Natalia

RUS

1809

0.0

Ponomarchuk Anastasia

RUS

1781

0.0

Dayanova Regina

KAZ

1696

0.0

Matyukhina Maria

RUS

1647

0.0

170

Goltseva Ekaterina

RUS

1748

0.0

Ziuzina Nina

RUS

1721

0.0

Vasiukova Ekaterina

RUS

1719

0.0

The less exciting group of the third round was the Young Grandmasters Championship for men. Four of the five games finished in draws.

The only decisive game saw the Turkish IM Burak Firat defeat the higher-rated Russian IM Alexey Reshetnikov in a very exciting Sicilian. Burak got the advantage in the opening with a double-knight sacrifice relatively known in this opening. The computer evaluates the position as almost drawn after the “mistake” by the Turkish: 18.Qh8, however, it’s very difficult to hold such a position with black over the board. The struggle finished at move 38 when the Russian admitted he was lost in the endgame.

The Turkish IM Burak Firat was the only winner of the round

Young Grandmasters Championship – Standings after 3 rounds:

1

IM

Eliseev Urii

RUS

2525

2.5

2

IM

Belous Vladimir

RUS

2553

2.5

3

IM

Firat Burak

TUR

2406

2.0

4

GM

Shimanov Aleksandr

RUS

2640

2.0

5

IM

Stukopin Andrey

RUS

2495

1.5

6

IM

Mozharov Mikhail

RUS

2510

1.5

7

GM

Krejci Jan

CZE

2529

1.0

8

IM

Reshetnikov Alexey

RUS

2508

1.0

9

GM

Sethuraman S.P.

IND

2538

0.5

GM

Hovhannisyan Robert

ARM

2630

0.5

Dinara Saduakassova - Altanulzii Enkhtuul

The Young Grandmasters Championship for women already has a clear leader.

The Kazakh WGM Dinara Saduakassova is the only player that got to this round with a 2/2 score, and she won her third round game – and what a game! The talented Dinara has created a deadly attack against her opponent’s king in a Sicilian Dragon, where Black exchanged the dark-squared bishop too early in the game – the result was a win in 26 moves, with mate in three on the board.

Dinara’s closest followers are already a whole point behind her. One of them is IM Anastasia Savina, and she will have the opportunity to catch up with the leader in their direct encounter of the fourth round.